Reptile World Tour

The Reptile World Tour (sometimes: The Reptile Tour)[2] was a worldwide concert tour by British Rock musician Eric Clapton in support of his album Reptile.[3][4] The tour began on February 3, 2001 at London's Royal Albert Hall and ended on December 15, 2001 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama. In 2001, Clapton said this was going to be his last major world tour. However, he did perform another world tour in 2011 to support his Clapton album.[5][6]

Reptile World Tour
World concert by Eric Clapton
Associated albumReptile
Start date3 February 2001 (2001-02-03)
End date15 December 2001 (2001-12-15)
No. of shows8 in South America
16 in Asia
35 in Europe
45 in North America
Box office$ 45,000,000[1]

Two shows from this tour were recorded at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on August 18 & 19, 2001. They were later released on both CD and DVD as the live album, One More Car, One More Rider, in November 2002.

Set list

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  1. "Key to the Highway"
  2. "Reptile"
  3. "Got You on My Mind"
  4. "Tears in Heaven"
  5. "Bell Bottom Blues"
  6. "Change the World"
  7. "My Father's Eyes"
  8. "River of Tears"
  9. "Going Down Slow"
  10. "She's Gone"
  11. "I Want a Little Girl"
  12. "Badge"
  13. "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man"
  14. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman"
  15. "Cocaine"
  16. "Wonderful Tonight"
  17. "Layla"
  18. "Sunshine of Your Love"
  19. "Over the Rainbow"

Sometimes Clapton performed songs like "It's Alright", "Finally Got Myself Together" and "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" just when The Impressions were included on concert dates. If the vocal group had not appeared on a gig with Clapton, he did not perform the song. For dates in the North American tour, Billy Preston sang Will It Go Round in Circles.[citation needed]

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
Europe
3 February 2001LondonEnglandRoyal Albert HallDoyle Bramhall II & Smokestack
4 February 2001
6 February 2001
9 February 2001
10 February 2001
12 February 2001SheffieldSheffield Arena
14 February 2001ManchesterEvening News Arena
16 February 2001BirminghamLG Arena
20 February 2001LisbonPortugalPavilhão Atlântico16,000[7]
22 February 2001MadridSpainPalacio de los Deportes10,000[8]
23 February 200110,000[8]
25 February 2001BarcelonaPalau Sant Jordi18,000[9]
26 February 2001ToulouseFranceLe Zénith de Toulouse10,000[10]
28 February 2001FlorenceItalyFlorence Palasport7,500[11]
2 March 2001MilanMediolanum Forum
3 March 2001PesaroBPA Palas
5 March 2001ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion12,500[12]
6 March 2001StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
8 March 2001CologneKölnarena
9 March 2001FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt
20 March 2001ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
21 March 2001
23 March 2001GhentBelgiumFlanders Expo12,000[13]
25 March 2001RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy Hall Rotterdam
26 March 2001
28 March 2001CopenhagenDenmarkThe Forum Copenhagen13,600[14]
29 March 2001
31 March 2001GothenburgSwedenScandinavium9,000[15]
1 April 2001OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum7,000[16]
3 April 2001StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe12,000[15]
5 April 2001HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena18,000[17]
6 April 2001
8 April 2001Saint PetersburgRussiaThe Ice Palace
10 April 2001MoscowKremlin Convention Centre
11 April 2001
North America
10 May 2001DallasUnited StatesReunion ArenaDoyle Bramhall II & Smokestack
12 May 2001San AntonioAlamo Dome
14 May 2001HoustonCompaq Center
15 May 2001New OrleansNew Orleans Arena
18 May 2001SunriseNational Car Rental Center
19 May 2001TampaIce Palace Arena
21 May 2001AtlantaPhilips Arena
22 May 2001MemphisThe Pyramid
24 May 2001NashvilleGaylord Entertainment Center
25 May 2001CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
27 May 2001Washington, D.C.MCI Center
30 May 2001State CollegeBryce Jordan Center
1 June 2001ColumbusNationwide Arena
2 June 2001IndianapolisConseco Fieldhouse
4 June 2001ClevelandGund Arena
6 June 2001Auburn HillsPalace of Auburn Hills
9 June 2001TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
11 June 2001BostonUnited StatesFleet Center
12 June 2001
15 June 2001BuffaloHSBC Arena
16 June 2001AlbanyPepsi Arena
17 June 2001PhiladelphiaFirst Union Center
21 June 2001New YorkMadison Square Garden
22 June 2001
23 June 2001
17 July 2001St. PaulXcel Energy Center
19 July 2001FargoFargo Dome
21 July 2001MilwaukeeBradley Center
22 July 2001St. LouisSavvis Center
24 July 2001ChicagoUnited Center
25 July 2001
27 July 2001MolineMark of the Quad Cities
28 July 2001Kansas CityKemper Arena
30 July 2001DenverPepsi Center
1 August 2001Salt Lake CityDelta Center
2 August 2001NampaIdaho Center
4 August 2001SeattleKeyArena
5 August 2001VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors Place
7 August 2001PortlandUnited StatesRose Garden Arena
10 August 2001SacramentoARCO Arena
11 August 2001OaklandOakland Arena
13 August 2001Las VegasThomas & Mack Center
15 August 2001PhoenixAmerican West Arena
17 August 2001Los AngelesStaples Center
18 August 2001
South America
4 October 2001SantiagoChileEstadio NacionalMiguel "Botafogo" Vilanova
6 October 2001Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio River PlateLa Mississippi Blues Band & Memphis La Blusera
8 October 2001MontevideoUruguayCilindro Municipal
10 October 2001Porto AlegreBrazilEstadio OlimpicoRobert Frejat
11 October 2001São PauloEstadio do Pacaembu
13 October 2001Rio de JaneiroPraca de Apoteose
16 October 2001CaracasVenezuelaEstacionamiento del PoliedroBiella Da Costa
19 October 2001Mexico CityMexicoForo SolToto
Asia
19 November 2001OsakaJapanOsaka-Jo Hall
21 November 2001
22 November 2001
24 November 2001NagoyaAichiken Taiikukan
26 November 2001FukuokaMarine Messe
28 November 2001TokyoNippon Budokan
29 November 2001
30 November 2001
3 December 2001
4 December 2001
5 December 2001
8 December 2001SendaiGrande 21
10 December 2001TokyoNippon Budokan
11 December 2001
14 December 2001YokohamaYokohama Arena
15 December 2001

Cancelled Shows

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List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
7 February 2001LondonEnglandRoyal Albert HallSore throat and cold[18]

References

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